Return Value from a state - city combo

mahmadi

hello all,

I have a column that represnets inforation in three different format . For example, Austin, TX, Remote - Texas, or Austin, TX (1234). in all three scenarios I need to bring back the state name (Texas in this example). I have a state abbreviation reference sheet which has name of the states in the first column and the abbreviation in the 2nd column which i have usedin this formula. can someone help me with this and advise why it is not working and how can I make it work?

=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Remote -", [Current Staff Location]@row)), "Remote",

IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(",", [Current Staff Location]@row)), TRIM(MID([Current Staff Location]@row, FIND(",", [Current Staff Location]@row) + 1, LEN([Current Staff Location]@row))),

IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("(", [Current Staff Location]@row)),

MID([Current Staff Location]@row, SEARCH("(", [Current Staff Location]@row) + 1, SEARCH(")", [Current Staff Location]@row) - SEARCH("(", [Current Staff Location]@row) - 1),

VLOOKUP(TRIM([Current Staff Location]@row), {Abbrev}, 1, FALSE)))))

@Genevieve P. @Andrée Starå @Paul Newcome

mahmadi

Have also tried this but says unparsable:

=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Remote -", [Current Staff Location]@row)), TRIM(MID([Current Staff Location]@row, FIND(" - ", [Current Staff Location]@row) + 3, LEN([Current Staff Location]@row))),

IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("(", [Current Staff Location]@row)), TRIM(MID([Current Staff Location]@row, 1, FIND(",", [Current Staff Location]@row) - 1)),

VLOOKUP(TRIM(MID([Current Staff Location]@row, FIND(",", [Current Staff Location]@row) + 1, LEN([Current Staff Location]@row))), {Abbrev}, 1, FALSE))))

Andrée Starå

Hi @mahmadi

I hope you're well and safe!

Can you share some screenshots? (Delete/replace any confidential/sensitive information before sharing) That would make it easier to help.

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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